NEWS ARCHIVE
DS Audio Grand Master cartridge - "A Grand Masterpiece that well deserves TAS’ 2023 Cartridge of the Year Award.”
Hana Umami Blue cartridge - “With the Blue, Hana has set another baseline of performance-for-cost, even against competitors in the upper four-digit range.”
Meet Garth Leerer of Musical Surroundings on Saturday, December 2, 2023, 10 am - 12 pm as he spins on Moving Coil and Optical cartridges and demonstrates high-performance vinyl playback. There will be a drawing for a Hana EH cartridge and DS Audio ST-50 stylus cleaner.
"This system's strengths were lifelike pulse and energy, and kick-butt dynamics. This was one of the finest PRaT systems at CAF 2023." Ken Micallef, Stereophile
"The DS Audio ES-001 Eccentricity Detection Stabilizer IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING LP ACCESSORIES I’VE EVER RUN ACROSS! I would NEVER have believed how much impact it can have if I hadn’t heard it! Simply a superb accessory, bordering on a necessory, especially if you have an exceptional analog front end… WOW!"
"...Hana Umami Red is a brilliant, shimmering star in today's moving coil cartridge universe. Most enthusiastically recommended."